38 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. 



close to the horse behind his shoulders, and with 

 your left hand take hold of the near rein ; by pull- 

 ing the horse gently to the near side he will be 

 almost sure to hop ; if he will not, he must be led^ 



Strap No. 2. 



The moment he lifts up his off fore-foot, you must 

 draw up strap No. 2 tightly and steadily- The 

 horse will then go down on his knees, for if you 

 hold the strap tight he will not be able to sti-etch 

 out his foot again. As soon as a horse recovers from 

 his astonishment at being brought to his knees, he 

 begins to resist ; that is, he rears up on his hind legs, 

 and springs about in a manner that will sometinies 

 alarm the trainer. [See picture of horse struggling 

 on page 39.] During these struggles you must not 

 try your strength against the horse's strength, but 

 merely follow him about, holding the strap just tight 

 enough to prevent him from r^utting out his off fore- 

 leg. As long as you keep ciosc to him and behind 

 his shoulders, you are in A-e^y little danger. The 

 bridle in the left hand must be used like steering 

 lines, by pulling to the right or left as occasion re- 

 quires : the horse, turning on his hind legs, may be 



